The role of biodiversity
in the development of asthma and allergic sensitization: a systematic
review and meta-analysis
Short title: Biodiversity, asthma and allergic sensitization
Inês Paciência1,2, Needhi Sharma3,
Timo T. Hugg1,2, Aino K. Rantala1,2,
Behzad Heibati1,2, Wael K.
Al-Delaimy3, Maritta S. Jaakkola1,2,
Jouni J.K. Jaakkola1,2,4
1Center for Environmental and Respiratory Health
Research (CERH), Population Health, University of Oulu, Finland
2Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Finland
3 University of California San Diego - San Diego, Ca,
USA
4Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, Finland
Correspondence: Jouni J.K. Jaakkola, MD, PhD, Center for Environmental
and Respiratory Health Research (CERH), Population Health, University of
Oulu, Aapistie 5a, 90220 Oulu. E-mail:
jouni.jaakkola@oulu.fi